Homebuilder has 3,000 hurricane-resistant homes in the pipeline

By Ashley Portero – Senior Reporter, South Florida Business Journal

Published on April 8, 2025

Onx Homes is bringing its hurricane-resistant homes to eight communities across Florida and Texas.

The homebuilder, which has a factory in Pompano Beach, has opened a new facility in Texas to help it meet its expansion goals. CEO Ash Bhadwaj said Onx aims to boost housing supply in climate-challenged and fast-growing markets in the South.

“As demand grows for disaster-resilient homes, we’re not just building houses,” he said in a statement. “We’re creating resilient living environments that address the complex challenges of climate change, housing affordability, and community sustainability.”

The expansion include On Centro and On Coral Rock, both located in Homestead. Onx is also establishing four residential communities in central Florida and two in Texas. It’s unclear how many homes will be located in each community. A representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Onx Homes reports it is developing more than 3,000 sustainable and hurricane-resilient homes across the two states.

Onx

It stands out from other homebuilders because it manufactures prefabricated parts for single-family houses and townhouses and then assembles them on-site. The company manages everything from the design to construction, a process that it says enables it to build a home from start to finish in less than 60 days.

The houses, which range from about 2,200 to 2,700-square-feet, are built to withstand Category 5 hurricane winds and include hurricane impact windows.

COO Ravi Bhat previously told the Business Journal that sustainability nfluences almost every element of the home designed by Onx. Concrete, for example, is typically bonded with cement, which releases carbon emissions. Bhat said Onx uses concrete with 40% less cement in an effort to reduce the carbon impact.

Founded in 2021, Onx is backed by $120 million in investor capital, according to data from Crunchbase. In February, it purchased a five acre site near Boynton Beach for $3.25 million.

The company reports its manufacturing process also enables it to build homes at a lower cost than industry standard.

“Our extensive market expansion is more than just adding new developments. It reflects a strategic response to the evolving housing landscape,” Bhardwaj said.